MOBILE, Ala. -- He goes by the street name “Pee Wee,” but Kerry Robbins showed a dangerous side in October, according to Mobile police. Robbins allegedly shot a man in his left eye.

Today, Robbins, 20, is one of nine people whom the Police Department consider to be its most-wanted.

The shooting happened on a Friday night, Oct. 29, in the 2800 block of Esau Street. Robbins, police said, opened fire after an argument about gas money.

He’s being sought on two counts of first-degree assault.

Police hope that the most-wanted list will generate tips that sweep Robbins and the others off the street and into jail.

“I believe the help of the public is an invaluable resource to new leads, which will promote the capture of these criminals,” Police Chief Micheal T. Williams said in a statement.

The Police Department keeps a list of active felony warrants that it updates weekly, said spokesman Officer Christopher Levy.

Michele Nolen-Schmidt, a neighborhood leader in Midtown, agreed that the list is helpful, but urged that police also continue to improve communication with the people whom they serve and protect.

“People in the community often have information that the police need for their investigation, and we need to work to have more of a partnership,” said Nolen-Schmidt, president of the Historic Murphy District Association.

“I think for so long, things would go on that people were not aware of. I know that can be frightening for people once they found out.”

She said she recognizes that police are trying to issue information about crimes in a responsible manner. Still, she added, “A lot of the time, people can help the police, but unless they are made aware of something, that’s not going to happen.”

City Councilwoman Gina Gregory said that “having as much information as possible before the public is very important.”

It generates tips, she said, and, just as important, demonstrates that “police are being aggressive in what they are doing.”

Here are the others on the Mobile police list of top suspects:

• Anthony Avery, 43, is wanted for failure to register as a sex offender.

Avery was convicted of rape in Mobile in 1990. Previously giving his address as the Taylor Motel on Government Boulevard, his whereabouts are now unknown, according to police. Warrants for his arrest were issued Oct. 20.

• Thomas Crooke, 24, is wanted on a charge of second-degree assault stemming from a confrontation three years ago.

On the night of Jan. 28, 2008, according to police, Crooke got into an argument with a man who would not allow him to drive drunk. In the confrontation, at 4130 Government Blvd., Crooke dislocated the man’s left shoulder, police said.

• Sandra Walker Hunter, 38, is wanted on a charge of second-degree domestic violence linked to a stabbing.

Police said that on Jan. 31, 2009, about 2 a.m. in the 1300 block of Lola Street, a 51-year-old man — described as Hunter’s boyfriend — was stabbed on the left side of the neck with a television antenna.

• Carlos Juzang, 28, is wanted on a charge of first-degree robbery in connection with the holdup of a Subway sandwich shop.

Police said that at 8:45 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2010, an armed Juzang entered the Subway on Airport Boulevard in the Loop area and demanded money. He was last seen running toward Government Boulevard.

• Andrew Lee, 22, is wanted on a charge of first-degree assault, while reportedly driving drunk.

Police said that on Dec. 11, 2010, about 7:30 p.m. at Airport and University boulevards, Lee struck a 1985 Chevrolet pickup truck, injuring the driver and two passengers. Lee was driving a 2004 Ford Explorer.

• David Lee Rankins, 55, is suspected of participating in a home robbery.

Police said that on Oct. 4, 2008, about 2:45 a.m., in the 1300 block of Driftwood Drive North, a man came home to find two men inside, each with a handgun. Rankins has been identified as one of the men, and is wanted on a charge of first-degree robbery.

• Shaun Robinson, 25, is wanted on a charge of shooting into a house and drug distribution.

Police said that on July 26 at 11:15 p.m., Robinson got into an argument with a man in a front yard in the 2000 block of Webb Avenue. Robinson pulled out a handgun, police said, while the man ran into the house. According to police, Robinson fired at the house from the front yard.

• Paul Bernard Waller, 46, is wanted on a charge of second-degree burglary, following a home break-in.

Police said that at midnight Feb. 13, 2009, in the 800 block of North Carolina Street, Waller went through the window over the kitchen sink while the two residents were at home. They were not injured, police said.